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Book Deals: Week of July 3, 2023
Tradd Street series author Karen White sells two standalone novels to Park Row, Berkley buys a New Orleans–set horror debut, and more.
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Book Deals: Week of June 26, 2023
Judi Dench sells a book on Shakespeare to St. Martin’s, Gallery’s 13a imprint buys a memoir from Nia Long, and more.
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Book Deals: Week of June 19, 2023
National Book Award finalist Rumaan Alam sells two novels to Riverhead, and Ace buys a fantasy duology from K.X. Song.
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Baldacci Re-Ups at Grand Central with Eight-Book Deal
Bestseller David Baldacci has inked an eight-book agreement, for six thrillers and two standalone historical novels, with his longtime publisher, Grand Central.
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First Lines: June 2023
This month, we’ve got stolen statues, dog DNA, a glass expert, and more.
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Book Deals: Week of June 12, 2023
Park Row bets on a debut historical novel, musician Orenda Fink sells a book to Gallery, and more.
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Book Deals: Week of June 5, 2023
Little, Brown takes on a centuries-spanning Black family saga by a recent MFA grad, Lisa Gardner sells three to Grand Central, and more.
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Book Deals: Week of May 29, 2023
Knopf buys a posthumous novel by Gabriel García Márquez, Louise Penny re-ups with St. Martin’s, and more.
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Authors Guild Issues Update on New Leaf Authors
The Guild says it met with the agency's leadership on May 18 and was assured of transition plans to support a number of authors who were recently dropped by the agency following the departure of agent Jordan Hamessley.
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Book Deals: Week of May 22, 2023
Park Row bets on a debut novel about love and death, actor Ione Skye sells a memoir to Gallery, and more.
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New Leaf Literary & Media Faces Backlash After Dropping Authors
After New Leaf "amicably" parting ways with literary agent Jordan Hamessley on May 12, authors affected by the agent's departure took to Twitter to express concern over how the transition was handled as the agency defends their actions.
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Book Deals: Week of May 15, 2023
Callaway buys a book collecting photos from the Bob Dylan Archive, David Wroblewski sells Blackstone a follow-up to The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, and more.
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Book Deals: Week of May 8, 2023
Lloyd Deveraux Richards sells a thriller to Morrow, and Amistad buys a collection on the craft of Black writing edited by Jericho Brown.
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Book Deals: Week of May 1, 2023
HarperCollins buys world rights to a collection of journals and lyrics by Amy Winehouse, NBCC winner Isaac Butler sells a “military history of the first decade in the culture wars” to Bloomsbury, and more.
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Book Deals: Week of April 24, 2023
Malala Yousafzai sells a new memoir to Atria, Crown buys an authorized Tupac bio, YA bestseller Mary E. Pearson is set to make an adult debut with Flatiron, and more.
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Book Deals: Week of April 17, 2023
Knopf buys a memoir from WNBA star Brittney Griner, and Teju Cole sells his second novel to Random House.
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Book Deals: Week of April 10, 2023
Actor Millie Bobby Brown sells a debut novel to William Morrow, and S&S buys a memoir from Sheila Johnson, cofounder of BET.
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Book Deals: Week of April 3, 2023
Flatiron wins a rom-com by Katelyn Doyle, Grisham sells a sequel to 'The Firm' to Doubleday, and more.
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Book Deals: Week of March 27, 2023
Dolly Parton sells an illustrated book about her “passion for fashion” to Ten Speed; Little, Brown buys a relationship guide from TikTokker TherapyJeff; and more.
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Book Deals: Week of March 20, 2023
Author and songwriter Alice Randall sells a book to Simon & Schuster’s Black Privilege imprint; Little, Brown picks up a title on a California tribe’s struggle for river restoration; and more.